SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoon Hwan was on cloud nine last year when his girlfriend said “yes” after he popped the question. He envisioned a happy future full of precious moments with his wife and children. But that euphoria quickly gave way to a heavy heart when his dream was deflated by a [...]

DAEJEON, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Korea Forest Service, the number of young people in their 20s and 30s living in mountain villages has continued to decrease steadily, from 27.5 percent in 2000 to 16.6 percent in 2017. More than 60,000 urban residents move to mountain villages each year, but the aging [...]

SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborn babies in South Korea dropped to a six-month low in June, government data showed Wednesday. About 28,900 babies were born in the month, down 12.2 percent, or 4,000, from 32,900 tallied a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea. It is the second-lowest [...]